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Australian Open 2022: Naomi Osaka, 24, feeling the heat from younger competitors
Deepti Patwardhan •For the second Grand Slam in a row the former World No 1 succumbed to someone who played like they had nothing to lose.
Adelaide International: Iga Swiatek thrashes US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez
•Swiatek, the defending champion this week, was in superb touch against an opponent who had been expected to trouble her.
Billie Jean King Cup: US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez to sit finals out
•Tennis Canada confirmed that Fernandez pulled out of the team's roster for the 1-6 November matches in Prague and is being replaced by Carol Zhao.
Indian Wells 2021: Composed Alexander Zverev slips past Andy Murray, women's top seeds fall
•Zverev advanced to the fourth round, coming from behind in both sets to beat two time Olympic gold medal winner Murray 6-4, 7-6 (7/4)
Indian Wells 2021: Murray rallies to beat Alcaraz; Swiatek donates prize money on World Mental Health Day
•Andy Murray will next face either third-seeded Alexander Zverev or American Jenson Brooksby.
US Open 2021: Emma Raducanu 'hungry to get better' after winning maiden Grand Slam title
•The 18-year-old Briton became the first qualifier in history to win a Grand Slam when she defeated 19-year-old Canadian Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-3 at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday.
After US Open 2021 win, Emma Raducanu moves up 127 places to 23rd in world rankings
•The 18-year-old became the first player to emerge from qualifying to win a Grand Slam tournament when she beat another teenager, 19-year-old Canadian Leylah Fernandez, 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday.
US Open 2021: Emma Raducanu’s ex-coach says British teen can ‘rule the world’
•Raducanu's former coach Mark Petchey knows just how talented and focused Raducanu already is.
Qualifier to champion: Emma Raducanu beats Leylah Fernandez to clinch US Open
Fpsports •Britain's Emma Raducanu captured 10 matches in a row at Flushing Meadows — three in qualifying, seven in the main draw — and is the first woman to win the U.S. Open title without dropping a set since Serena Williams in 2014.
US Open 2021: 'It's an absolute dream', Emma Raducanu says reality can wait after title triumph
•Raducanu has adopted a nothing-to-lose attitude and Slam success ensures it won't change any time soon.